Mother Goose Collection

JACK SPRAT. Jack Sprat could eat no fat, his wife could eat no lean. Color engraving from a late-19th century American edition of Mother Gooses Melodies

As I Was Going to St. Ives. Illustration by Arthur Rackham for a 1913 edition of Mother Goose
MOTHER GOOSE, 1913. As I Was Going to St. Ives. Illustration by Arthur Rackham for a 1913 edition of Mother Goose

MOTHER GOOSE: KING. The king was in the parlor. Wood engraving from a late-19th century edition of Mother Gooses Melodies

A Dance Program for Young Folks, New York, 1937. Creator: Unknown
A Dance Program for Young Folks, New York, 1937. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935

A Dance Program for Young Folks, New York, 1937. Creator: Unknown
A Dance Program for Young Folks, New York, 1937. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935

The Era of Progress in Children's Literature, from Puck, c. 1886. Creator: Frederick Burr Opper
The Era of Progress in Children's Literature, from Puck, c. 1886

Prince William (left) and Prince Harry (right) leave The Theatre Royal, Windsor, after watching the pantomime " Mother Goose". Picture taken 28th December 1987

Better sweetness rather than violence (coloured engraving)
5998909 Better sweetness rather than violence (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Better sweetness rather than violence)

Title page from Stories or Tales of the Past. With Moralites
5669191 Title page from Stories or Tales of the Past. With Moralites by Charles Perrault, Paris: Claude Barbin, 1697 (print & engraving) by Clouzier

Ladybird (colour litho)
5215561 Ladybird (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ladybird. Illustration for The Real Mother Goose (Harrap, c 1916).); © Look and Learn

Pussy-Cat And Queen (colour litho)
5215587 Pussy-Cat And Queen (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pussy-Cat And Queen)

The Tarts (colour litho)
5215557 The Tarts (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tarts. Illustration for The Real Mother Goose (Harrap, c 1916).); © Look and Learn

Joe Grimaldi, as clown in the pantomine of Mother Goose (engraving)
559216 Joe Grimaldi, as clown in the pantomine of Mother Goose (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joe Grimaldi, as clown in the pantomine of Mother Goose)

John Grouse and Mother Goose, Sung by Mr Emery of Covent Garden, pub
2494208 John Grouse and Mother Goose, Sung by Mr Emery of Covent Garden, pub. 1808 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank

Jack Sprat (colour litho)
5215570 Jack Sprat (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jack Sprat. Illustration for The Real Mother Goose (Harrap, c 1916).); © Look and Learn

Dapple-Gray (colour litho)
5215562 Dapple-Gray (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dapple-Gray. Illustration for The Real Mother Goose (Harrap, c 1916).); © Look and Learn

Lucy Locket (colour litho)
5215559 Lucy Locket (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lucy Locket. Illustration for The Real Mother Goose (Harrap, c 1916).); © Look and Learn

Sing A Song Of Sixpence (colour litho)
5215548 Sing A Song Of Sixpence (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sing A Song Of Sixpence)

Frontispiece from Stories or Tales of the Past. With Moralites
3482442 Frontispiece from Stories or Tales of the Past. With Moralites by Charles Perrault, Paris: Claude Barbin, 1697 (print & engraving) by Clouzier

Group portrait of children from the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, Kingsbridge, Bronx
1078771 Group portrait of children from the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, Kingsbridge, Bronx, in fancy dress for a Mother Goose party, c.1910 (b/w photo) by Hassler

Mr Joseph Grimaldi as Clown in the popular pantomime Mother Goose (engraving)
584355 Mr Joseph Grimaldi as Clown in the popular pantomime Mother Goose (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Pumpkin-Eater (colour litho)
5215564 The Pumpkin-Eater (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pumpkin-Eater)

Little Tom Tucker (colour litho)
5215555 Little Tom Tucker (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Tom Tucker)

When (colour litho)
5215552 When (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: When. Illustration for The Real Mother Goose (Harrap, c 1916).); © Look and Learn

Baa, Baa, Black Sheep (colour litho)
5215549 Baa, Baa, Black Sheep (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baa, Baa, Black Sheep)

Goosey, Goosey, Gander (colour litho)
5215584 Goosey, Goosey, Gander (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Goosey, Goosey, Gander)

Pat-A-Cake (colour litho)
5215580 Pat-A-Cake (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pat-A-Cake. Illustration for The Real Mother Goose (Harrap, c 1916).); © Look and Learn

To Market (colour litho)
5215568 To Market (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: To Market. Illustration for The Real Mother Goose (Harrap, c 1916).); © Look and Learn

Curly Locks (colour litho)
5215567 Curly Locks (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Curly Locks. Illustration for The Real Mother Goose (Harrap, c 1916).); © Look and Learn

See-Saw (colour litho)
5215550 See-Saw (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: See-Saw. Illustration for The Real Mother Goose (Harrap, c 1916).); © Look and Learn

Scenes from the Pantomimes (engraving)
1590172 Scenes from the Pantomimes (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes from the Pantomimes)

Visiting Dear Old Mother Goose (colour litho)
2799429 Visiting Dear Old Mother Goose (colour litho) by Furniss, Dorothy (1879-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Visiting Dear Old Mother Goose)

Mother Goose at Home (colour litho)
730460 Mother Goose at Home (colour litho) by Wain, Louis (1860-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mother Goose at Home)

Hark! Hark! (colour litho)
5215574 Hark! Hark! (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hark! Hark! Illustration for The Real Mother Goose (Harrap, c 1916).); © Look and Learn

Cock-Crow (colour litho)
5215566 Cock-Crow (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cock-Crow. Illustration for The Real Mother Goose (Harrap, c 1916).); © Look and Learn

Pease Porridge (colour litho)
5215563 Pease Porridge (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pease Porridge)

The Old Woman Tossed In A Basket (colour litho)
5215546 The Old Woman Tossed In A Basket (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Woman Tossed In A Basket)

The Ten O Clock Scholar (colour litho)
5215565 The Ten O Clock Scholar (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ten O Clock Scholar)

Marys Lamb (colour litho)
5215560 Marys Lamb (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marys Lamb. Illustration for The Real Mother Goose (Harrap, c 1916).); © Look and Learn

Young Roger And Dolly (colour litho)
5215554 Young Roger And Dolly (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young Roger And Dolly)

Mother Goose marionette, c. 1939. Creator: Rose Campbell-Gerke
Mother Goose marionette, c. 1939

A Merry Christmas, January 3, 1880. January 3, 1880. Creator: Thomas Nast
A Merry Christmas, January 3, 1880

John Grouse and Mother Goose, Sung by Mr Emery of Covent Garden, 1808
John Grouse and Mother Goose, Sung by Mr Emery of Covent Garden, pub. 1808 (hand coloured engraving)

MOTHER GOOSE, 1913. An old woman was sweeping her house. Pen-and-ink drawing by Arthur Rackham from an English edition, 1913, of Mother Goose nursery rhymes

Pussy cat, pussy cat. Illustration by Frederick Richardson for a 1915 edition of Mother Goose
RICHARDSON: PUSSY CAT. Pussy cat, pussy cat. Illustration by Frederick Richardson for a 1915 edition of Mother Goose

The Man in the Wilderness. Illustration by Arthur Rackham for a 1913 edition of Mother Goose
MOTHER GOOSE, 1913. The Man in the Wilderness. Illustration by Arthur Rackham for a 1913 edition of Mother Goose

Pussy cat, pussy cat. Drawing by Blance Fisher Wright for a 1916 edition of Mother Goose
WRIGHT: PUSSY CAT. Pussy cat, pussy cat. Drawing by Blance Fisher Wright for a 1916 edition of Mother Goose

Humpty Dumpty illustration by Blanche Fisher Wright for a 1916 edition of The Real Mother Goose
MOTHER GOOSE, 1916. Humpty Dumpty illustration by Blanche Fisher Wright for a 1916 edition of The Real Mother Goose

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"Mother Goose: A Timeless Tale of Rhymes and Delight" Step into the enchanting world of Mother Goose, where nursery rhymes come alive with colorful illustrations. From Jack Sprat's peculiar eating habits to the bustling streets of St. Ives, each page is filled with whimsy and wonder. In this late-19th century American edition, a color engraving brings Jack Sprat's story to life. With his wife unable to eat lean and him avoiding fat, their contrasting appetites create a humorous tale that has entertained generations. As we journey further through the pages, Arthur Rackham's exquisite illustration captures the essence of "As I Was Going to St. Ives. " The detailed artwork transports us back in time as we join the protagonist on their eventful trip. The regal presence of King Mother Goose graces another wood engraving from a late-19th century edition. Sitting comfortably in his parlor, he exudes authority and charm while overseeing his kingdom. Even modern-day princes like William and Harry find themselves captivated by Mother Goose's allure as they leave The Theatre Royal in Windsor. It seems that her timeless tales transcend generations and captivate audiences young and old alike. But it isn't just royalty who appreciate these stories; everyone can find something delightful within their pages. Whether it be better sweetness than violence or moral lessons hidden within Stories or Tales of the Past, there is something for everyone to enjoy. Color lithographs bring beloved characters like Ladybird, Pussy-Cat And Queen, and The Tarts vividly to life. These charming images add an extra layer of magic to our journey through Mother Goose's realm. And let us not forget Joe Grimaldi as clown in the pantomime of Mother Goose. His comedic portrayal adds laughter and joy to this timeless tale that continues to entertain audiences throughout history. So join John Grouse as he sings alongside Mother Goose, as sung by Mr. Emery of Covent Garden.